I have been in the midst of researching a number of patents on the Library of Virginia site. After using Print Screen and reprinting, thus losing resolution and going blind, I found a better way. Try Save As, name it and then open. Problem is that they are in a TIFF format and Windows Picture & Fax viewer will not open them. I opened them in my photo program, customized and sharpened and printed them with very good results. Saved a trip to Richmond. You cannot do much with drunken clerk's handwriting unfortunately. Ed White

Amen On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Kathleen Much <[email protected]>wrote: > I won't be participating in a Facebook group. I don't "do" Facebook. > After a trial a few months ago, I gave it up as a total waste of time, > even after I figured out how to forestall Farmville and other > silliness. > > If anyone wants to post to Facebook, go right ahead, but I'd recommend > posting to VA-NN too, at least to point the email list to something of > interest. I think there's a way to notify the email list of new posts. > > Warning to Facebookers: Long messages simply get deleted by all the FB > folks I have spoken to. And quoting an entire digest is frowned upon > even more strongly than it is here. > > Kathleen Much > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

We can actually share photos there. Janean Ray -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anne P. Johnson Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 3:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Our Group on Facebook Craig, I LOVE the idea, and being a technology lover (and in my 30s), I do not think it is experimental at all! Lots of groups are doing it, and I think that younger users tend to expect organizations to have a Facebook and Twitter presence online, in addition to listservs, message boards, websites, and blogs. I really appreciate the information that i get from other genealogy groups on Facebook. I find that, overall, there is less exchange of very detailed, specific family information on FB than on the listservs. Rather, Facebook is a wonderful way to link up with other like-minded or geographically-related groups, and is a good way to send out information about events, related websites, and articles. It is also a great way to send out photos. I have found so many wonderful resources via my FB genealogy groups. I can already say that I see it as a wonderful addition to the information already compiled here. Thanks for setting it up! Thank you for all you do, Anne Palmer Johnson p.s. You WILL get some of the dreaded "drive-by" genealogists, but i think you will find the benefits outweigh the negatives. On Sep 20, 2011, at 12:47 PM, Craig Kilby wrote: > Hello all, > > I am doing something experimental here. I created a facebook (aka > fb) group for our list. This may be a good idea or a bad idea. Time > will tell. The reason why is that many rootsweb list administrators > are doing this, and I thought I'd like to see what happens if we did > the same thing. I suspect it will be a mixed bag of good and bad. > The good part will be more participants. The bad part is that many of > them will be drive-by newbies. The NNVHS has its own facebook page, > and the recent even to raise funds for the NNVHS scholarship fund sold > 13 tickets in a day by posting the event on its fb page. > Face book is the poster child for mass communication. > > Nothing will change with the rootsweb list. This is purely optional on > your part. Even if you already have a facebook account. > > If you do NOT have a facebook account, and don't want to have one, no > further action is necessary You just won't see what people are posting > there. > > Consequences: I will probably have to send over and over this same > message. I may well change my mind about this. But, let's see what > happens. It may also dumb-down our list, but it also may smart-up the > list. Like I said, iI think it will be a mixed bag. > > If you are on facebook, you can join at: > > http://www.facebook.com/groups/278272062202180/ > > Let me know your thoughts on it. If the reaction is favorable, I will > keep it going. If the reaction is negative, I'll take it down. > I only ask that we give it a month to see what happens with it before > we pass final judgment. Underline the word FINAL. > > Craig > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Craig, I think your plan is an excellent one. I post on the message boards and email groups and recently have become active on Facebook and LinkedIn. Each of these has an appeal to a different audience, and I've made good contacts on each , that I would not have made on the others. By running an experiment for a month, you'll find if it works for you - clearly it won't work for everybody. As with almost everything on the web - be careful - don't release any information to anyone that you aren't willing to see on a billboard driving into your home towm. The electrons last forever and are very easily passed around. On the ohter hand, most of what we do as genealogists, we have often posted freely, and encourage others to read and study it. Facebook will provide yet another venue for our hobby. Thanks Jim Bartlett On 09/20/11, Craig Kilby<[email protected]> wrote: Hello all, I am doing something experimental here. I created a facebook (aka fb) group for our list. This may be a good idea or a bad idea. Time will tell. The reason why is that many rootsweb list administrators are doing this, and I thought I'd like to see what happens if we did the same thing. I suspect it will be a mixed bag of good and bad. The good part will be more participants. The bad part is that many of them will be drive-by newbies. The NNVHS has its own facebook page, and the recent even to raise funds for the NNVHS scholarship fund sold 13 tickets in a day by posting the event on its fb page. Face book is the poster child for mass communication. Nothing will change with the rootsweb list. This is purely optional on your part. Even if you already have a facebook account. If you do NOT have a facebook account, and don't want to have one, no further action is necessary You just won't see what people are posting there. Consequences: I will probably have to send over and over this same message. I may well change my mind about this. But, let's see what happens. It may also dumb-down our list, but it also may smart-up the list. Like I said, iI think it will be a mixed bag. If you are on facebook, you can join at: [1]http://www.facebook.com/groups/278272062202180/ Let me know your thoughts on it. If the reaction is favorable, I will keep it going. If the reaction is negative, I'll take it down. I only ask that we give it a month to see what happens with it before we pass final judgment. Underline the word FINAL. Craig References 1. http://www.facebook.com/groups/278272062202180/

I won't be participating in a Facebook group. I don't "do" Facebook. After a trial a few months ago, I gave it up as a total waste of time, even after I figured out how to forestall Farmville and other silliness. If anyone wants to post to Facebook, go right ahead, but I'd recommend posting to VA-NN too, at least to point the email list to something of interest. I think there's a way to notify the email list of new posts. Warning to Facebookers: Long messages simply get deleted by all the FB folks I have spoken to. And quoting an entire digest is frowned upon even more strongly than it is here. Kathleen Much

I don't know anything about Patience, Mary, or Thomas Newman. Alexander, John, and Samuel were three sons of John Newman d 1676-1677. William Montgomery Sweeny, _Wills of Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1656-1692_ (Lynchburg, VA: J.P. Bell, 1947), p. 56: "2 April 1676; Proved 2 May & 4 July 1677. NEWMAN, JOHN, of the County of Rappa. in Virginia. To eldest son Alexander Newman 600 acres of land that lie at Morattico Indian Towne it being the halfe of 1200 acres of land taken Up between Paule Woodbridge and myself onely my sonne Alexander shall give & grant unto his brother John what Timber he shall have occasion to use upon the Plantation which his Father have given him as long as they two shall live. To son John Newman the Plantation where I now live. To son Samuell Newman 20,000 pounds of Tob. and a breeding mare. To sons Alexander & John all the rest of my Estate moveables & unmoveables. Son Alexander shall take possession of my whole Estate after my decease till my other sons Samuell and John comes to age, provided these friends below mentioned doth see that he doth not Embezill nor waste the Estate. Further my desire is that my Friends should look into the Estate Every Yeare & if they should see that y^e Estate should be wronged my desire is they should take it into their Custody till my Children come of age & if in case my son Alexander should Embezill any thing of y^e Estate whilst he may have it in his custody then I doe Order he shall pay to his brother Samuell 20,000 pounds of Tob. & in case he should increase the Estate then he shall pay to his brother Samuell five Thousand the first yeare he comes to age & 5000 the second year. Likewise I order that my sonne John shall pay to his brother Samuell 500 the first yeare that he comes to age and 5000 the secnd yeare. Further I would desire Cap^t Leroy Griffin M^r Paule Woodbridge M^r Thomas Glascock as this my Will doth Specifie Likewise I would desire them to Act according to it further I would desire my friend Paule Woodbridge once a Week Come & give my sonne advice & for the consideration therof I give him 500 pounds Tob. p^r yeare. Wit. Richard X Bowler, W^m Woodward, aged 20 years or thereabouts, Thomas Barber, aged 34 years or thereabouts. "Proved by W^m Woodward 2 May 1677 and by Thomas Barber [He signed as Thomas Bankes] 4 July 1677. Page 27." Kathleen On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 David wrote: > > Thanks Kathleen. ? Do you happen to have any information as to the parents of this Alexander Newman? ? I'm curious if he is related somehow to Patience Newman who married John Ford and Mary Newman who married Andrew Morton, Jr. ? Patience and Mary also had ?a sibling named Thomas.

I keep a kind of loose data base that has Newmans and Fords and Mortons in it. I have a Thomas Newman married to an Elizabeth Morton who have children born circa 1740. Is this the same Thomas? In my "loose" data base I have the following information about Thomas and Elizabeth Morton Newman's son: Alexander?/Reuben? who married Jane Bourne. This couple was first cousins as Alexander’s mother was Elizabeth Morton Newman--sister to Jane Morton Bourne. The Source is the will of Andrew Bourne read in Gilmore-Carter and allied families by Helen Gilmore Smith Thomas Same People? Marsha Moses On Sep 20, 2011, at 6:44 PM, DAVID BROWN wrote: > Thanks Kathleen. Do you happen to have any information as to the parents of this Alexander Newman? I'm curious if he is related somehow to Patience Newman who married John Ford and Mary Newman who married Andrew Morton, Jr. Patience and Mary also had a sibling named Thomas. > > David > >

On Sep 20, 2011, at 9:28 PM, sharpe wrote: > Seems like a good idea. Definitely a more flexible platform for those who use Facebook. > > Just a few questions ... > > 1. "If you do NOT have a facebook account, and don't want to have one, no further action is necessary You just won't see what people are posting there." > Does this mean that a message posted on Facebook cannot be forwarded to the list, or that it can be done but will not be? The two lists are not linked. Facebook is a web site, whereas rootsweb is a iist serve and not a web site. This often gets confused and at least one user has blasted me for trying to explain this difference. > > 2. Will messages posted on the NN list appear on Facebook? No. Unless someone can tell me how to link the two. I'm sure that is possilble. > > 3. Or, are there going to be two separate discussions? Yes, unless we can link them together. See above. This is a drawback. I fully reaize I am create a monster here, but I think we shoud keep up with the times. I will certainly be asking for help along the way. > > Colombo > (A. Sharpe)

Page is absolutely correct about this, and I apologize for getting this mixed up. The worst part is that I should know better. I hear so many stories up here. As we all know, we often get things confused and mixed up, but we try as a group to sort them all out. But you know what? This would make a great article in a future issue of the NN magazine: "Childrens'''' Stories From the Doctors' Office." That is something EVERYONE can relate to. Craig cc: page henley >> >> Subject: Re: Oakley >> >> >> Craig: >> >> I'm afraid you have Oakley and The Oaks a bit backward. Oakley was the property given to Esther Ball and Rawleigh Chinn as a wedding present by her father Joseph Ball. The original house was built by them shortly after 1703. My ancestor, Joseph Peirce, purchased Oakley in 1831. It was left to his oldest son, Robert Tunstall Peirce, who farmed it until 1884 with time out to fight as 1st Lt., Company D, Ninth Virginia Cavalry, during the Civil War. In 1884 he turned Oakley over to his oldest son, Joseph Peirce, who farmed it until 1949. >> >> Robert Tunstall Peirce then built a house on a part of Oakley across the present road, Rt. 622, Morattico Road, in 1884 and he and his wife moved there. It was built in a grove of 13 oak trees and he named it "The Oaks". His youngest son, my grandfather, Dr. Chichester Tapscott Peirce, moved with his father to The Oaks and lived there until he went to Aberdeen Academy and then on to medical school. After his graduation in 1899 he started a practice on the Eastern Shore but came back to Lancaster County after his father offered him The Oaks after he and his mother died if he would return and practice medicine there. >> >> Dr. Peirce was always called "Chit" by his family and friends. He practiced medicine until he died in 1964. In the early 1950s he brought Dr. Norman R. Tingle into the practice. Dr. Tingle was known as "Jiggs". >> > I seem to have confused Dr. Pierce with Dr. "Jiggs'" Tingle, of whom Larry Brewer was so terrified. Not being a native, I get my folk-lore stories confused. I have my own childhood memories of Doctors, but they are not the stuff of nightmares. > > But when Page Henley sets the record straight, you can take it to the bank. Guaranteed. > > Craig >

Craig, I LOVE the idea, and being a technology lover (and in my 30s), I do not think it is experimental at all! Lots of groups are doing it, and I think that younger users tend to expect organizations to have a Facebook and Twitter presence online, in addition to listservs, message boards, websites, and blogs. I really appreciate the information that i get from other genealogy groups on Facebook. I find that, overall, there is less exchange of very detailed, specific family information on FB than on the listservs. Rather, Facebook is a wonderful way to link up with other like-minded or geographically-related groups, and is a good way to send out information about events, related websites, and articles. It is also a great way to send out photos. I have found so many wonderful resources via my FB genealogy groups. I can already say that I see it as a wonderful addition to the information already compiled here. Thanks for setting it up! Thank you for all you do, Anne Palmer Johnson p.s. You WILL get some of the dreaded "drive-by" genealogists, but i think you will find the benefits outweigh the negatives. On Sep 20, 2011, at 12:47 PM, Craig Kilby wrote: > Hello all, > > I am doing something experimental here. I created a facebook (aka > fb) group for our list. This may be a good idea or a bad idea. Time > will tell. The reason why is that many rootsweb list administrators > are doing this, and I thought I'd like to see what happens if we did > the same thing. I suspect it will be a mixed bag of good and bad. > The good part will be more participants. The bad part is that many > of them will be drive-by newbies. The NNVHS has its own facebook > page, and the recent even to raise funds for the NNVHS scholarship > fund sold 13 tickets in a day by posting the event on its fb page. > Face book is the poster child for mass communication. > > Nothing will change with the rootsweb list. This is purely optional > on your part. Even if you already have a facebook account. > > If you do NOT have a facebook account, and don't want to have one, > no further action is necessary You just won't see what people are > posting there. > > Consequences: I will probably have to send over and over this same > message. I may well change my mind about this. But, let's see what > happens. It may also dumb-down our list, but it also may smart-up > the list. Like I said, iI think it will be a mixed bag. > > If you are on facebook, you can join at: > > http://www.facebook.com/groups/278272062202180/ > > Let me know your thoughts on it. If the reaction is favorable, I > will keep it going. If the reaction is negative, I'll take it down. > I only ask that we give it a month to see what happens with it > before we pass final judgment. Underline the word FINAL. > > Craig > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Thanks Kathleen.   Do you happen to have any information as to the parents of this Alexander Newman?   I'm curious if he is related somehow to Patience Newman who married John Ford and Mary Newman who married Andrew Morton, Jr.   Patience and Mary also had  a sibling named Thomas. David ________________________________ From: Kathleen Much <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] NUTT Elizabeth Nutt m.1) Alexander Newman, m.2) John Tarpley. She was the daughter of Elizabeth (--) and Capt William Nutt. Her mother m.2) Rev. John Ffarnefold. John Farnefold's will [1702] names his 'daughter in law' (stepdaughter) Elizabeth Tarpley. Robert K. Headley Jr., _Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800_ (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983), p. 3, citing RCo Order Book 1: "p. 299 - Capt. Alexander NEWMAN; will pres. by Mrs. Elizabeth Newman, ex; prov. by William Woodbridge and George Woodbridge; prob. to ex; 1 Jun 1698." G.H.S. King, _Marriages of Richmond County, VA, 1668-1853_ (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1986), p. 204: "TARPLEY, JOHN married circa 10 August 1699 per a prenuptial agreement, Elizabeth Newman, widow of Captain Alexander Newman (16??-1698) (q.v.), p. 146. DB#3, p. 32." Alexander Newman had brothers John and Samuel Newman. Kathleen Much On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 David Brown wrote: > > Who did Elizabeth Nutt marry??? I have Newmans I've been looking at > including Robert Newman who was supposedly related somehow to the spouses of > William Presley and Nicholas Morris (both ancestors of mine) based on some > records from the 1650's (alternate theory is that Robert Newman's wife > Elizabeth was related to the spouses of Presley & Morris). > ? > We also have Newman sisters Patience who married John Ford and Mary who > married Andrew Morton (died c. 1683).?? I'm not sure, but think this Andrew > Morton (died c.1683) was son of Andrew Morton who died about 1677.?? Also, > Andrew Morton (died c.1683) had sister Elizabeth who married first to > Clement Lattimore and second to George Bledsoe.?? This Elizabeth (Morton) > Lattimore Bledsoe mentioned son Richard Lattimore, daughter > Elizabeth?Nelms,?and granddaughters Winifred Nelms and Mary Berry in her > will of 1708 (which was witnessed by Alexr. Mulrain, Richd. Smith, and Damol > Dunaway. > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good enough - I eliminated her off my charts yesterday. I'm still waiting for Craig to help me clear up my confusion yesterday. He named two differen Edwins No.3 so I can't get my lines straight till that is cleared up. Janean -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kathleen Much Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Ball and Conway so far As I posted the other day, Edwin-2 Conway married twice. First wife was Sarah WALKER (misidentified as Fleete because of a record mentioning her HALF-brother Henry Fleete). Edwin's second wife was Elizabeth Thornton. Let's get rid of Sarah Fleete once and for all. The only (fleeting) Sarah Fleete was Sarah Burden, who married 1) Henry Fleete, m.2) John Walker, m.3) John Stone. Kathleen On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 Craig wrote: > > It was Edwin-2 (not Edwin-1) who married (2) Sarah Fleete(?). His > first wife was Sarah WALKER, who was the mother of his three children: > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Do we know what the relationship is between William O. Nutt and Elizabeth Chinn m. 6 Nov. 1796 d/o John Chinn and Sarah Yates? To that of Capt. William Nutt and daughter Elizabeth Nutt Newman who m. also John Tarpley. Are the two William Nutts related? Janean -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kathleen Much Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 1:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] NUTT Elizabeth Nutt m.1) Alexander Newman, m.2) John Tarpley. She was the daughter of Elizabeth (--) and Capt William Nutt. Her mother m.2) Rev. John Ffarnefold. John Farnefold's will [1702] names his 'daughter in law' (stepdaughter) Elizabeth Tarpley. Robert K. Headley Jr., _Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800_ (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983), p. 3, citing RCo Order Book 1: "p. 299 - Capt. Alexander NEWMAN; will pres. by Mrs. Elizabeth Newman, ex; prov. by William Woodbridge and George Woodbridge; prob. to ex; 1 Jun 1698." G.H.S. King, _Marriages of Richmond County, VA, 1668-1853_ (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1986), p. 204: "TARPLEY, JOHN married circa 10 August 1699 per a prenuptial agreement, Elizabeth Newman, widow of Captain Alexander Newman (16??-1698) (q.v.), p. 146. DB#3, p. 32." Alexander Newman had brothers John and Samuel Newman. Kathleen Much On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 David Brown wrote: > > Who did Elizabeth Nutt marry??? I have Newmans I've been looking at > including Robert Newman who was supposedly related somehow to the > spouses of William Presley and Nicholas Morris (both ancestors of > mine) based on some records from the 1650's (alternate theory is that > Robert Newman's wife Elizabeth was related to the spouses of Presley & Morris). > ? > We also have Newman sisters Patience who married John Ford and Mary > who married Andrew Morton (died c. 1683).?? I'm not sure, but think > this Andrew Morton (died c.1683) was son of Andrew Morton who died > about 1677.?? Also, Andrew Morton (died c.1683) had sister Elizabeth > who married first to Clement Lattimore and second to George Bledsoe.?? > This Elizabeth (Morton) Lattimore Bledsoe mentioned son Richard > Lattimore, daughter Elizabeth?Nelms,?and granddaughters Winifred Nelms > and Mary Berry in her will of 1708 (which was witnessed by Alexr. > Mulrain, Richd. Smith, and Damol Dunaway. > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Janean: "Oakley" is owned by Page Henley, current Vice President of the Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society, and slated next President of the same. He is a former board member of the Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library, on which board his wife Jan currently serves. His grandmother, Elizabeth Combs Peirce, was a founding member of the NNVHS and the Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library. She was an incredible force in her day. Her husband was Dr Chichester "Jigs" Pierce, one of the last of the country doctors. Depending on with whom you talk, he was either a statue of a man to be revered, or a symbol of terror if you were one of his child patients. Where I now live now, we have the kitchen stove from his home. This is in the home of Larry Brewer, who has his own recollection of "Jig" Peirce. He falls in the category of terrified children. But, he liked Mrs. Pierce. Yes. it is in the Nuttsville area, and just down the road from my house. I don't know the provenance of that property. It is not to be confused with "The Oaks" that was devised to Rawleigh Chinn by the will of Joseph Ball, Sr. to his son-in-law Rawleigh Chinn, though they across the road from one another. Chinns Mill pond is on the border of Lancaster and Richmond Counties on Rt. 3, not too far from this location. There is a highway sign that tells you "Chinn's Mill Pond" when you get there. On a google map, look for Rte 3, Lancaster/Richmond county border. You'll see it there. This was a former mill pond. The Mitchells were involved in this as co-owners. I have not ascertained the chain of title. The Lancaster County deed books are silent on how Richard Mitchell obtained any of his vast acreage in this area. One thing that stands out is that the Balls and Downmans played an integral part in all of it. The vast Mitchell properties splayed all the way from Morattico, up to Litwalton, down River Road to Mollusk, and as far East as Nuttsville. I should probably write an essay on this (after doing more research than I have already done) on my website and then make it a public link for anyone to read. The Mitchells were an incredible force in the early development of this part of Lancaster County. Their name has become largely forgotten. The financial situation of the Mitchell family (one of two lines of that name) was devastated by the Civil War. Heirs were scattered. But in their day, "Litwalton" was a booming enterprise. And even afterwards. You can read more about that in my article on this topic at: http://www.craigkilby.com/publihed/ Scroll down from that page to the article titled "A Tree Falls At Litwalton" Depending on your browsers, it will either open right up, or it will be a pdf download. I think you will find much information there about this locale. Craig On Sep 20, 2011, at 12:43 PM, Janean Ray wrote: > Interesting. I pulled up my description of Oakley which lists it in > Nuttsville and describes it on StR. 622 near Nuttsville. So in google > mapping this area I find CHINN'S POND. Did a street view and it is little > bit more than a "pond" lol. > > Can you tell me about this location? > > > Janean > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig Kilby > Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 9:31 PM > To: Northern Neck Northern Neck List > Subject: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Place Name: Nuttsville--CHINN > > This seems as good as time as any to renew the posts about Place Names of > the Northern Neck, by Mary R (Rita) Miller (Richmond: Virginia State > Library, 1983) > > DISCLOSURE: Just down the road from my home, "Falling Oaks", in Litwalton, > is Bunny's Garage, where he used to sell bumper stickers that say: > > NUTTSVILLE: VIRGINIA "RATED ONE OF THE AMERICA'S BEST SMALL TOWNS" BY U.S.A. > TODAY > > Bunny swears it is really true, and the bumper sticker is proudly displayed > on my refrigerator door conversation piece. It then promotes Bunny's Service > Center, 2699 Morattico Road, Lancaster, VA. "Bunny" is really Carl Hardy. > But everyone knows him as "Bunny." In fact, if you walk in there and call > him Carl, you might come under suspicion by the FBI for whom is wife and her > sister both work. (This is not a secret) > > With that modern day backdrop I'll recite here what Rita Miller had to say > about the place name of Nuttsville. > > ____________ > > Quote: > > NUTTSVILLE: Settlement and Post Office. Lancaster Co. northwest of Lively. > According to Martin*, it was established about 1800, and the post office > dated from1818 to 1818. In 1835, Nuttsville consisted of two dwellings , one > store, one blacksmith, and one tailor shop. The post office was moved to > Litwalton in 1841." > > The back and forth of the location of the local post office was purely > political affair, but it is certain that the Mitchell family in Litwalton > also held that privilege at their "Litwalton Enterprise" (now "Falling Oaks) > in 1841. It has moved back forth and up and down the road depending on who > was holding office in the US Congress. For now, it is in Nuttsville and has > been for about 50 years. That being said, if the USPS is going to be > downsizing any time soon, this will be one of the offices slated to be > closed, along with Mollusk and Morattico. > > _____________ > > So, from this we do not learn why it was named Nuttsville in the first > place, but Mary Miller also has this to say about that (to paraphrase > Richard Nixon): > > NUTTSVILLE: Tract. Lancaster County at the present settlement of the same > name. "Originally the property of JOHN CHINN, it was inherited by Chinn's > daughter Elizabeth who married William O. Nutt, for whom it is named. > Shortly after their marriage in 1798, he began construction of a large frame > house, which burned in 1929. The tract has given its name to the settlement > and former post office." > _____________ > > It is also the current post office, and the little area is predominantly > African-American and the site of frequent flashing lights from county > vehicles. > > _____________ > > Conclusion: I do not who William O. Nutt was, and this needs more research. > I can say with some certainty that the a study of early postmasters by > Christine Adams Jones, whose manuscripts are at the MBW, will something to > say about it, as well as other publications held at MBW published by the > USPS. > > And while I'm at it, nobody knows where the name "Litwalton" came from. It > was first called that in the will of William Ball Mitchell in 1842, when he > carved out 5 acres of what is now "Falling Oaks" in his will calling it "my > Litwalton Enterprise." > > Craig > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello all, I am doing something experimental here. I created a facebook (aka fb) group for our list. This may be a good idea or a bad idea. Time will tell. The reason why is that many rootsweb list administrators are doing this, and I thought I'd like to see what happens if we did the same thing. I suspect it will be a mixed bag of good and bad. The good part will be more participants. The bad part is that many of them will be drive-by newbies. The NNVHS has its own facebook page, and the recent even to raise funds for the NNVHS scholarship fund sold 13 tickets in a day by posting the event on its fb page. Face book is the poster child for mass communication. Nothing will change with the rootsweb list. This is purely optional on your part. Even if you already have a facebook account. If you do NOT have a facebook account, and don't want to have one, no further action is necessary You just won't see what people are posting there. Consequences: I will probably have to send over and over this same message. I may well change my mind about this. But, let's see what happens. It may also dumb-down our list, but it also may smart-up the list. Like I said, iI think it will be a mixed bag. If you are on facebook, you can join at: http://www.facebook.com/groups/278272062202180/ Let me know your thoughts on it. If the reaction is favorable, I will keep it going. If the reaction is negative, I'll take it down. I only ask that we give it a month to see what happens with it before we pass final judgment. Underline the word FINAL. Craig

Interesting. I pulled up my description of Oakley which lists it in Nuttsville and describes it on StR. 622 near Nuttsville. So in google mapping this area I find CHINN'S POND. Did a street view and it is little bit more than a "pond" lol. Can you tell me about this location? Janean -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig Kilby Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 9:31 PM To: Northern Neck Northern Neck List Subject: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Place Name: Nuttsville--CHINN This seems as good as time as any to renew the posts about Place Names of the Northern Neck, by Mary R (Rita) Miller (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1983) DISCLOSURE: Just down the road from my home, "Falling Oaks", in Litwalton, is Bunny's Garage, where he used to sell bumper stickers that say: NUTTSVILLE: VIRGINIA "RATED ONE OF THE AMERICA'S BEST SMALL TOWNS" BY U.S.A. TODAY Bunny swears it is really true, and the bumper sticker is proudly displayed on my refrigerator door conversation piece. It then promotes Bunny's Service Center, 2699 Morattico Road, Lancaster, VA. "Bunny" is really Carl Hardy. But everyone knows him as "Bunny." In fact, if you walk in there and call him Carl, you might come under suspicion by the FBI for whom is wife and her sister both work. (This is not a secret) With that modern day backdrop I'll recite here what Rita Miller had to say about the place name of Nuttsville. ____________ Quote: NUTTSVILLE: Settlement and Post Office. Lancaster Co. northwest of Lively. According to Martin*, it was established about 1800, and the post office dated from1818 to 1818. In 1835, Nuttsville consisted of two dwellings , one store, one blacksmith, and one tailor shop. The post office was moved to Litwalton in 1841." The back and forth of the location of the local post office was purely political affair, but it is certain that the Mitchell family in Litwalton also held that privilege at their "Litwalton Enterprise" (now "Falling Oaks) in 1841. It has moved back forth and up and down the road depending on who was holding office in the US Congress. For now, it is in Nuttsville and has been for about 50 years. That being said, if the USPS is going to be downsizing any time soon, this will be one of the offices slated to be closed, along with Mollusk and Morattico. _____________ So, from this we do not learn why it was named Nuttsville in the first place, but Mary Miller also has this to say about that (to paraphrase Richard Nixon): NUTTSVILLE: Tract. Lancaster County at the present settlement of the same name. "Originally the property of JOHN CHINN, it was inherited by Chinn's daughter Elizabeth who married William O. Nutt, for whom it is named. Shortly after their marriage in 1798, he began construction of a large frame house, which burned in 1929. The tract has given its name to the settlement and former post office." _____________ It is also the current post office, and the little area is predominantly African-American and the site of frequent flashing lights from county vehicles. _____________ Conclusion: I do not who William O. Nutt was, and this needs more research. I can say with some certainty that the a study of early postmasters by Christine Adams Jones, whose manuscripts are at the MBW, will something to say about it, as well as other publications held at MBW published by the USPS. And while I'm at it, nobody knows where the name "Litwalton" came from. It was first called that in the will of William Ball Mitchell in 1842, when he carved out 5 acres of what is now "Falling Oaks" in his will calling it "my Litwalton Enterprise." Craig ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Elizabeth Nutt m.1) Alexander Newman, m.2) John Tarpley. She was the daughter of Elizabeth (--) and Capt William Nutt. Her mother m.2) Rev. John Ffarnefold. John Farnefold's will [1702] names his 'daughter in law' (stepdaughter) Elizabeth Tarpley. Robert K. Headley Jr., _Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800_ (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983), p. 3, citing RCo Order Book 1: "p. 299 - Capt. Alexander NEWMAN; will pres. by Mrs. Elizabeth Newman, ex; prov. by William Woodbridge and George Woodbridge; prob. to ex; 1 Jun 1698." G.H.S. King, _Marriages of Richmond County, VA, 1668-1853_ (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1986), p. 204: "TARPLEY, JOHN married circa 10 August 1699 per a prenuptial agreement, Elizabeth Newman, widow of Captain Alexander Newman (16??-1698) (q.v.), p. 146. DB#3, p. 32." Alexander Newman had brothers John and Samuel Newman. Kathleen Much On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 David Brown wrote: > > Who did Elizabeth Nutt marry??? I have Newmans I've been looking at > including Robert Newman who was supposedly related somehow to the spouses of > William Presley and Nicholas Morris (both ancestors of mine) based on some > records from the 1650's (alternate theory is that Robert Newman's wife > Elizabeth was related to the spouses of Presley & Morris). > ? > We also have Newman sisters Patience who married John Ford and Mary who > married Andrew Morton (died c. 1683).?? I'm not sure, but think this Andrew > Morton (died c.1683) was son of Andrew Morton who died about 1677.?? Also, > Andrew Morton (died c.1683) had sister Elizabeth who married first to > Clement Lattimore and second to George Bledsoe.?? This Elizabeth (Morton) > Lattimore Bledsoe mentioned son Richard Lattimore, daughter > Elizabeth?Nelms,?and granddaughters Winifred Nelms and Mary Berry in her > will of 1708 (which was witnessed by Alexr. Mulrain, Richd. Smith, and Damol > Dunaway. >

You may want to make a Northern Neck Group rather than a personal page. Just a suggestion. Jim Burgess -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig Kilby Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 9:47 AM To: Northern Neck Northern Neck List Subject: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Our Group on Facebook Hello all, I am doing something experimental here. I created a facebook (aka fb) group for our list. This may be a good idea or a bad idea. Time will tell. The reason why is that many rootsweb list administrators are doing this, and I thought I'd like to see what happens if we did the same thing. I suspect it will be a mixed bag of good and bad. The good part will be more participants. The bad part is that many of them will be drive-by newbies. The NNVHS has its own facebook page, and the recent even to raise funds for the NNVHS scholarship fund sold 13 tickets in a day by posting the event on its fb page. Face book is the poster child for mass communication. Nothing will change with the rootsweb list. This is purely optional on your part. Even if you already have a facebook account. If you do NOT have a facebook account, and don't want to have one, no further action is necessary You just won't see what people are posting there. Consequences: I will probably have to send over and over this same message. I may well change my mind about this. But, let's see what happens. It may also dumb-down our list, but it also may smart-up the list. Like I said, iI think it will be a mixed bag. If you are on facebook, you can join at: http://www.facebook.com/groups/278272062202180/ Let me know your thoughts on it. If the reaction is favorable, I will keep it going. If the reaction is negative, I'll take it down. I only ask that we give it a month to see what happens with it before we pass final judgment. Underline the word FINAL. Craig ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sorry, I can't help with Lloyds. Kathleen On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 Mike wrote: > how does the following Anne Lloyd record fit in with these Fox's? > ? > === > Abstracts of Lancaster County, Virginia Wills [Ida J. Lee] > LLOYD, Edward. 27 Oct. 1690. Rec. 13 Mar. 1691. > No wife. Sister: Ann. Mrs. Hannah Fox, Wm. and Sam'l Fox, Thos. Cooper, > Edwd. White, David Fox. > Exor: Wm. Fox. > Wits: Thos Cooper, Nathaniel Phipps. W.B. 8, p. 10. > >

As I posted the other day, Edwin-2 Conway married twice. First wife was Sarah WALKER (misidentified as Fleete because of a record mentioning her HALF-brother Henry Fleete). Edwin's second wife was Elizabeth Thornton. Let's get rid of Sarah Fleete once and for all. The only (fleeting) Sarah Fleete was Sarah Burden, who married 1) Henry Fleete, m.2) John Walker, m.3) John Stone. Kathleen On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 Craig wrote: > > It was Edwin-2 (not Edwin-1) who married (2) Sarah Fleete(?). His first > wife was Sarah WALKER, who was the mother of his three children: > >